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Ghetto Quietly Launch Party - Prince Kong, Bluefood and A-Force

MMR's new sister label Ghetto Quietly launches in Dublin this weekend with a rock solid line up of Prince Kong, Bluefood and A-Force peddling their sonic wares along with various MCs.

Prince Kong's 'Proper Horror Show' on 2 x 12 inch vinyl will be the label's first release and expect much of the material from this release to feature in Kong's set.

Dublin based Ghetto Quietly will concentrate on limited runs of vinyl for local artists... thus far: Prince Kong, Bluefood and A-Force. Expect GQ vinyls to coincide roughly with MMR digital download releases for these Irish artists.

Perhaps not so much a sister label as a bastard cousin.. the one your Mom never wanted you to hang out with as they were from the wrong side of the tracks!

http://www.ghettoquietly.com

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Your Love Never Fails (Live 11/01/09)

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Here is a rough recording from the monitor console from our Sunday night experience at Lifechurch.tv Edmond.  This song was written by Jesus Culture

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Phylum Sinter - Detroit Nocturnes EP due soon on MMR

This ones been in the works for a long time!!

Phylum Sinter will be releasing his long awaited MMR debut release in November. 'Detroit Nocturnes' is a fitting tribute to the city that shaped the electronic music revolution that twenty eight year old Christopher Todd grew up to be a part of.

Watch this space for further details.

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Paul was in the First Jazz/Rock Fusion Band!

According to Wikpedia notes about Ray Draper (tuba player):

Upon being released from prison in the late sixties due to drug use, Draper formed the first jazz rock fusion band composed of established jazz musicians of the day. This preceded by three years Miles Davis's Bitches Brew, which is normally recognized as the first jazz rock fusion group and recording. Original band members included George Bohannon, trombone, Hadley Caliman, tenor sax, John Duke, upright bass, Paul Lagos, drums and Tom Trujillo, guitar. This band, after its first live performance at Hollywood's Whiskey a Go Go--where it shared the bill with The Nazz--was offered numerous lucrative record deals and booked solid at major rock venues for the rest of the year.

Ray Draper began using heroin again, whereupon the more experienced band members quit, except for the youngest member, guitarist Tom Trujillo and his landlord, Chuck Goodn. This led to a search for new members and hiring’s that included NY trumpeter Don Sleet and Ernie Watts. After two years of searching and many personnel changes, including getting clean from drugs, Draper brought drummer Paul Lagos back, along with saxophonist Richard Aplan, trumpeter Phil Woods, and bassist Ron Johnson. This new group was eventually named Red Beans and Rice, named after their favorite meal cooked by Ray's wife, Sandy. This was in keeping with a food trend. This group appeared on bills with some of the day's headlining groups including Jimi Hendrix, Chicago Transit Authority, Jethro Tull, and Gil Scott Heron. They went on to record the album produced by Jackie Paris titled Red Beans and Rice featuring sparerib Ray Draper on Epic Records. But when the band saw what Ray and his manager Forrest Hamilton had put only Ray’s picture on the cover, again the whole group quit and Ray was on his own once more.

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Terry Burns Remembers "THE Paul Lagos"

I first heard Paul Lagos at age 17 (1973) in Omaha, NE when he played with
the "Pure Food and Drug Act". My friend, Dave Stryker, hipped me to
"Sugarcane", Randy Resnick, Victor Conte, and Harvey Mandel. I was blown
away and could not get enough. When I moved to Los Angeles in 1982, I got a
call from a sax player asking me if I wanted to go to a jam session at Paul
Lagos' house. I said, "You mean THE Paul Lagos"? He replied that he didn't
know...But I did. When I got there, sure enough, it was THE Paul Lagos! I
couldn't believe it. Anyway, that night began a 30 year friendship that I
will cherish the rest of my life.

Paul was much more than a friend to me. He was my teacher and mentor in so
many areas of my life. Paul was my biggest influence not only musically, but
also philosophically, ideologically, and religiously. Our discussions on the
road for 30 years, and our musical collaborations, culminating in the 2006
release of Paul's solo record, "Just in Time", are some of the most special
moments in my life.

I came to the Twin Cities in 1994, and lived with Paul for a while. He was
absolutely there for me when I needed him. His health began to deteriorate
about 10 years ago with prostrate cancer (which he beat) and arthritis,
which saddened him that he was no longer able to play like he used to...

I will always miss Paul, and cherish his memory. He was the baddest of the
baddest, and the master of music. This is the end of an era in music, and
the end of my greatest teacher.

Terry Burns
October 25, 2009

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Mighty to Save

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We recorded this in the Fall of 2008 on a Sunday afternoon in the worship center.  Everything was done in one take with no overdubs. Hopefully it doesn't show too much in this recording.  I sang vocals, BGV's and played keys.

Mitch Bell - Electric
Fred Hanradt - Bass
Brent Burgess - Drums
Trent Austin - Rhythm Electric
Marcy Priest - BGV's
Brad Stone - Lead Vocal, BGV's, Keys

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Million Dollar Feeling at "In Your Ear" in Palo Alto

Circa 1971. with Freddy Roulette, the great Chicago lap steel blues player, Coleman Head, Victor and Randy.

Colman Head's song, "Million Dollar Feeling", great funk tune.

What's funny about this is, it's just the ending, almost 2 minutes long. Paul wouldn't give it up!

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Sugarcane at the El Monte Legion Hall

Sugarcane Harris Band, this was the first gig with Victor Conte
replacing Larry Taylor.

This tune also shows some great stuff from Paul. Again the cassette is
in bad shape and it cuts off.

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Love Lite! Totally different

No idea who any of these people are. Pauls used to find wacky singers
who claimed to have upcoming gigs in like Guam or someplace. That's
how we got on the Curtis Brothers gig in Geneva.No recordings, but
pleanty of stories on that one!

So this singer is "Billy Taylor" but I think the excerpt is a great
groove by the Goose, worth preserving. These old cassettes barely play
anymore.

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Eleanor Flight of Fancy Paul and Don

Circa 1971. Same four as last excerpt.

Again with the duets? These are excerpts from tunes that lasted entire sets! The part you wanna hear is right here, the madness of Davis.
There is some volume adjustment in the mliddle, things fade out but come back. Patience.

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